The past 8 days I have been on "bed rest" due to a sinus and respiratory infection. Loaded with medicines and a now clear schedule I thought to myself "what am I going to do for 7-10 days at home?" I was fortunate to be asked to stay at a missionary family's flat and to look after their cats during most of this time. Oh sure I have tasks that I could be doing, long awaited skype calls to complete, English camp preparations to get started on, etc. Plenty of tasks to complete. Yes I did do some of these things...but I mainly chilled with God. We would have 4 or 5 hour dates just digging into His Word, playing guitar, journaling, praying, reading the book
Radical (ahem you should read this book). I would have a mind blowing God moment, then send skype a message to Amber or Marsha and go back to talking with God. During the first few days of this retreat/bed rest time, my friend Amber was in the same boat as me being stuck at home. But God used her yet again in powerful ways to speak into my life, remind me of truths that I should be claiming, and being a companion for me via skype. What an incredible retreat I've been having. Only a few days left but wow! This was definitely needed. I'm sad to say this, but sometimes I need to be hit with some form of sickness before I give God the time He deserves. Don't you hate that? And for those deeply concerned, I am feeling better. I still get tired easily but I am praying that in the next few days to be back to my normal perky self.
During one of these mornings in the middle of journaling my thoughts and questions to God my cell phone rang. After a nice chat with a Young Life leader, I am now going to be teaching a martial arts workshop at a camp the first week of August. This is the idea that God tapped me with when I first heard about EMM's ideas for ministry in the CZ, reaching out to youth via different clubs. It's becoming reality after 3 months! Praise God! I'm so excited and believe that a huge door has been flung wide open for me to continue a martial arts club for the remainder of my time here in Prague. More details to be worked out at a later date.
Next week I start my marathon of English camps, church retreat, and martial arts workshop. Five weeks total of being in and out of Prague. It's what we do here during the summer holiday months. The first English camp will be held in the city. I've never done an English camp before and find myself a bundle of nerves and excitement of what this will look like. I'm anticipating watching God move in the next 5 weeks.
